Transportation services priced at $100 in 1947 $112.42 in 1948

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Prices for Transportation Services, 1947-1948 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation services were 12.42% higher in 1948 versus 1947 (a $12.42 difference in value).

Between 1947 and 1948: Transportation services experienced an average inflation rate of 12.42% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation services costing $100 in the year 1947 would cost $112.42 in 1948 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 7.72% during this same period, inflation for transportation services was significantly higher.

In the year 1947: Pricing changed by 3.61%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation services during the 1947-1948 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1947 (14.39%), inflation for transportation services was much lower.

Price Inflation for Transportation services since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1976 (14.14%), 1980 (14%), and 1948 (12.42%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1947

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation services, over time, for $100 beginning in 1947. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1947$100.003.61%
1948$112.4212.42%
1949$124.3910.65%
1950$132.276.33%
1951$144.859.51%
1952$155.007.01%
1953$164.556.16%
1954$171.674.33%
1955$171.670.00% **
1956$174.241.50%
1957$182.634.82%
1958$194.116.29%
1959$200.873.48%
1960$206.182.64%
1961$210.842.26%
1962$214.041.52%
1963$216.551.17%
1964$221.212.15%
1965$229.843.90%
1966$239.394.16%
1967$247.143.24%
1968$257.054.01%
1969$275.067.01%
1970$304.3710.66%
1971$328.968.08%
1972$336.362.25%
1973$338.460.62%
1974$350.933.68%
1975$377.517.57%
1976$430.8914.14%
1977$465.738.09%
1978$488.114.80%
1979$526.287.82%
1980$599.9414.00%
1981$671.5011.93%
1982$728.038.42%
1983$750.873.14%
1984$793.945.74%
1985$833.334.96%
1986$881.125.73%
1987$923.484.81%
1988$969.875.02%
1989$1,027.335.92%
1990$1,092.136.31%
1991$1,145.104.85%
1992$1,179.252.98%
1993$1,233.974.64%
1994$1,277.043.49%
1995$1,332.234.32%
1996$1,367.072.62%
1997$1,401.692.53%
1998$1,423.251.54%
1999$1,444.461.49%
2000$1,485.552.84%
2001$1,529.252.94%
2002$1,584.273.60%
2003$1,638.753.44%
2004$1,670.921.96%
2005$1,709.502.31%
2006$1,748.142.26%
2007$1,770.691.29%
2008$1,849.044.43%
2009$1,901.752.85%
2010$1,968.363.50%
2011$2,030.323.15%
2012$2,067.111.81%
2013$2,121.232.62%
2014$2,161.021.88%
2015$2,204.642.02%
2016$2,268.392.89%
2017$2,347.843.50%
2018$2,437.983.84%
2019$2,461.900.98%
2020$2,369.72-3.74%
2021$2,455.833.63%
2022$2,710.4410.37%
2023$3,001.7610.75%
2024$3,157.175.18%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Transportation services:

Year193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI11.80011.75011.70011.78011.80011.80011.84012.54012.48012.50012.50012.74013.20014.84016.42017.46019.12020.46021.72022.66022.66023.00024.10825.62326.51527.21527.83128.25428.58529.20030.33831.60032.62333.93136.30840.17743.42344.40044.67746.32349.83156.87761.47764.43169.46979.19288.63896.10099.115104.800110.000116.308121.900128.023135.608144.162151.154155.662162.885168.569175.854180.454185.023187.869190.669196.092201.862209.123216.315220.562225.654230.754233.731244.074251.031259.823268.002272.858280.002285.255291.012299.427309.915321.814324.971312.803324.169357.779396.233416.746

Adjust transportation services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1948 / CPI in 1947 * 1947 USD value = 1948 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Transportation services was 13.200 in the year 1947 and 14.840 in 1948:

14.840 / 13.200 * $100 = $112.42

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1947 has the same "purchasing power" as $112.42 in 1948 (in the CPI category of Transportation services).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Transportation services in 1935. In addition to transportation services, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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